How to pronounce 祖 in Cantonese (22 out of 65):

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其實都係一個致敬嚟， 就係嚟自1954年元祖哥斯拉電影，
It's actually a tribute to the 1954 movie Grandfather Kosrae.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6
actually
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
致敬 zi3 ging3
to salute
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
嚟自 lei4 zi6
come from
年 nin4
year
元 jyun4
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
the first
origin
head
eldest
the Yuan Dynasty
a surname
祖 zou2
ancestor
forefather
grandparents
founder
an originator
sacrifice to god of travellers
a surname
哥斯拉 go1 si1 laai1
Godzilla
電影 din6 jing2
Film

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